Constance L. Villani: HTML Resume

Constance L. Villani
clynne@gmail.com
626.487.7242

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Experience

Event Technical Staff
Self-Employed, Los Angeles, CA
3/2005 to present

Self-employed in a variety of technical theater jobs in Los Angeles and Hollywood.
Technical Director (Dungeonmaster)
- Work with directors, stage managers, and floor managers to develop lighting, scenery, props and special effects for a bi-monthly improv show.
- Coordinate technical needs for a variety of opening acts, including live bands, movies, and comedians.
- Stage manage and run sound for shows.
Assistant Technical Director (AFI Festival)
- Support the technical director during preparation, running, and completion of a major Hollywood film festival. Primary point-of-contact for the hospitality village, a temporary construction of five event tents.
- Draft preparatory documentation for vendors, including telecommunications layouts and sound needs.
- Develop an auditing system for issuing technical assets to staff and tracking assets in circulation.
- Supervise vendors and staff during construction and strike of the hospitality village as well as during the festival.
- Build and strike video, phone, data, lighting, electrical, and sound installations for the hospitality village.
- Troubleshoot and resolve all technical problems during the film festival, not only for behind-the-scenes concerns, but also for festival honorees, sponsors, VIPs, and members of the press.
- Coordinate video, lighting, sound, and personnel matters for special events during the festival.
- Write a wrap report documenting all technical aspects of the festival and suggesting changes for next year.
Light Designer/Master Electrician (IAJE Conference, LA Theater Center, LA Derby Dolls, Write Act Repertory)
- Determine the electrical capabilities of venues, and design production lighting for a variety of clients. When necessary, support the venue by bringing in additional power or making electrical repairs.
- Draft circuit plots, instrument plots, electrical distributions and tracking sheets for theatrical productions.
- Supervise light and electrical load-in.
- Supervise hang and focus of lighting equipment.
- Work with directors to design and write light cues for performances.
- Program lighting control boards, or direct stage managers and lighting technicians in programming.
- Transform a former bowling alley into a roller derby arena: distribute electrical load, adapt existing hang points for theatrical lighting rather than industrial lighting.
Stage Manager (Grownups on the Playground, Diesel Store Opening, Rock & Republic Fifth Anniversary Party)
- Act as on-site agent for directors or event producers when a show is running. Prior to opening, work with directors, technical staff, actors, and musicians to prepare show for performances.
- Set schedules for actors, run rehearsals, and arrange rehearsal spaces.
- Work with technical staff to ensure that technical rehearsals run smoothly and efficiently.
- Assist light and sound techs with load-in and load-out of equipment.
- Coordinate with performers to ensure prompt appearances on stage during performances.
- Develop prop plots, running order, and timetables.
- Run live shows.

Field Technician
Akamai, Cambridge MA
(working in California)
2/2006 to 2/2007

Contract-based position for a distributed networking company.
Independently troubleshoot and repair server hardware in the field.
Deploy large-scale server farms.

Unix System Administrator
Yahoo Research Labs, Burbank
6/2006 to 11/2006

Contract-based position for the research division of an internet search firm.
Troubleshoot and repair existing systems, including RHEL, BSD, and large-scale NAS.
Support and extend an LDAP installation.
Install and maintain Redhat servers and desktop machines both inside and outside the corporate network.
Provide unix desktop support to researchers and development staff.
Document existing and new system architecture in department wikis.

Unix System Administrator
Caltech, Pasadena
9/2004 to 9/2005

Contract-based position for a major California research university.
Analyze Linux-based webservers.
Research, evaluate, and customize bash- and Perl-based system monitoring tools.
Develop kickstart files for and deploy new servers.
Write initialization scripts.
Install and maintain Helix media server.
Document evaluation and installation procedures using DocBook and SGML.

Senior System Administrator
New.net, Pasadena
11/2001 to 9/2004

Specify, build, deploy, and maintain internal systems.
Build and assist with ongoing maintenance of mail server (SMTP, POP3, IMAP).
Manage helpdesk and end-user support.
Budget, plan, and purchase desktop computing equipment.
Deploy enterprise solutions to reduce spam and control viruses.
Develop and maintain content on informational web pages for end users.
Document internal systems policies.
Act as Manager of Telecommunications.
Maintain Nortel phone switch.
Plan and execute company migration from Windows 2000 Server to FreeBSD/Samba file, print, and DHCP servers.
During multiple company relocations, determine requirements for electrical, telephone, and data wiring. Supervise contractors during facility build-outs. Technical lead and primary point of contact for moves of systems infrastructure.

Technical Writer, Product Integrator, Programmer
Self-employed, Pasadena
1/2000 to 11/2001

Use Perl to integrate older creative assets into new version of Java/XML product.
Develop test cases and specifications for Perl-based client-tracking database.
Debug Javascript/HTML portion of JSP-based user interface.
Automate technical documentation procedures with Visual Basic.
Update Perl CGI scripts.
Manage other contractors for web development projects.
Specify equipment purchases.
Key clients include planetLingo and the Los Angeles Internet Group.

Freelance Technical Staff
Russ Reid Company, Pasadena
2/1998 to 1/2000

Automate production of annual proposals with Visual Basic and Microsoft Access, Excel, and Word.
Develope standardized quarterly reports using SQL and Visual Basic.
Customize Novell GroupWise for agency use.
Produce and track web-based advertising with Fireworks, Dreamweaver, and Webtrends.

Lighting Designer
Kontrol Faktory, Hollywood
10/1995 to 2/1998

Design and run light show for a dance club using Intellibeam and Martin programming consoles.
Update a live playlist to coincide with a RealAudio broadcast of music from the club.
Assist with the programming and maintenance of digital cameras broadcasting live pictures to a web server.
Maintain electrical systems, ran cable and repaired lighting instruments.

Freelance Technical Specialist
BSI/The Federated Group, Inc., Los Angeles
5/1995 to 7/1995, 3/1996 to 11/1996

Manage an 8-person Help Desk for a VAX/VMS system.
Integration lead for Southern California installation of a crossplatform collaboration system for Windows and Macintosh users.
Administer a network of Macintosh workstations and a Windows NT server.
Recommend software and hardware for purchase.
Design relational database in FileMaker Pro for tracking print shop jobs.

Assistant to the Vice President
Topco Sales, San Fernando
7/1994 to 4/1995

Perform project management, design, and development for a novelty manufacturing company.
Train secretaries and clerks to use various Macintosh applications.
Assist in maintenance of Macintosh network.
Write procedures manual for international sales division.

Department Assistant
Caltech Graphics Group, Pasadena
8/1993 to 7/1994

Assist in the set-up and production of a class involving five universities and taught via real-time videoconferencing.
Maintain lab Macintosh computers.
Automate travel report forms with FileMaker Pro.
Prepare proposals and managed finances for several research grants.
Contribute to group web pages.

Stage Manager
Caltech Office of Public Events, Pasadena
6/1992 to 8/1993

Supporte performers in a variety of areas.
Assure proper installation of sound and lighting equipment.
Supervise load-in and load-out of touring production companies.

Skills
System Administration
FreeBSD Linux Solaris (limited familiarity) Windows NT, 2000 Server Windows 3.1, 95, 98, ME, 2000, XP MacOS 6 - 8, OSX Samba Nortel Norstar MICS 4.1 Apache (limited familiarity) Helix Universal Server (Real Music Server)	SAMS, Orcallator Postfix qmail (limited familiarity) SSL Courier-IMAP SpamAssassin Procmail Symantec Ghost Symantec Anti-Virus Corporate Edition
Production Skills	Programming Skills
Personnel Management Technical Writing Copy Writing Creative Writing Editing Copyediting Proofreading Page Layout Pasteup Typesetting	HTML, SGML JavaScript, JScript, ECMAScript Perl SQL, MySQL, postgresql PHP (limited familiarity) Visual Basic, Visual Basic for Applications (including Word, Excel, and Access) FileMaker Pro Scripting C, C++ (limited familiarity) Java (limited familiarity)

Production Tools
Web Docbook Wiki Markup Languages Fireworks Dreamweaver FrontPage QuarkXpress PageMaker WebTrends	Art Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator CorelDraw Visio Technical Edition Microsoft Office Suite

Associate of Science in Computer Engineering, Citrus College, June 2006
Associate of Arts in Fine and Performing Arts, Citrus College, June 2006

References, portfolio, writing samples and code samples are available upon request.

Constance L. Villani clynne@gmail.com 626.487.7242

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Constance L. Villani
clynne@gmail.com
626.487.7242